Clara Burel

In 2018, Burel reached the junior singles final at three major events, the Australian Open, the US Open and the Youth Summer Olympics (YOG). Partnering with compatriot Hugo Gaston, she also won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the YOG.

In October, Burel qualified for the ITF Junior Masters, where she captured her first Major title. She became the junior world No. 1 the next week, on 29 October 2018.

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

• Australian Open: F (2018)
• French Open: 3R (2018)
• Wimbledon: 3R (2018)
• US Open: F (2018)

Grand Slam performance - Doubles:

• Australian Open: 2R (2018)
• French Open: 2R (2017, 2018)
• Wimbledon: QF (2018)
• US Open: 2R (2018)

2018: First final

Following her final in Melbourne, Burel was selected as an alternate in the French Fed Cup team for the 2018 first round against Belgium. In September, she reached her first final on the Pro Circuit at Clermont-Ferrand, falling to Lesley Kerkhove.

2019: Grand Slam debut

Burel was a wildcard entrant in the Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro.^[1][2]

2020: French Open debut and third round

In 2020, Burel received wildcards for two WTA and the Grand Slam home tournaments. In March in Lyon, she lost in the first round to Jil Teichmann.^[3] In September in Strasbourg, she knocked out Kateryna Bondarenko before falling in the second round to Zhang Shuai.

At the French Open the following week, she beat Arantxa Rus in the first round, and Kaja Juvan in the second round to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career becoming the youngest Frenchwoman since 18-year-old Alizé Cornet did so in 2008.^[4]

2021: First WTA final, top 100 and WTA 1000 debuts

She qualified for the 2021 Australian Open and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.

Burel reached her first WTA Tour final at the Ladies Open Lausanne, losing to Tamara Zidanšek in three sets.^[5] As a result, she made her top 100 debut, at world No. 98, on 19 July 2021.

She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2021 National Bank Open as a qualifier but lost to Ons Jabeur in the first round.

2022: Top 75, first WTA 1000 win, US Open third round

On 21 February 2022, she peaked at No. 74 in the singles rankings.

She recorded her first WTA 1000 win at the Miami Open against qualifier Magdalena Fręch.

Burel qualified for the US Open,^[6] and reached the third round defeating Wimbledon champion and 25th seed, Elena Rybakina,^[7] and Alison Van Uytvanck, before losing to sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka.^[8] As a result, her ranking rose almost 30 positions back to No. 102.

2023: Australian Open first win, consecutive US Open third round

She qualified for the Australian Open^[9] and defeated wildcard Talia Gibson in the first round, her first win at this major.In April, she also qualified into the main draw of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open.

2024: Third major third round, first top-10 win, top 50 debut

Burel reached the third round at the 2024 Australian Open for the first time at this major defeating Aleksandra Krunić and fifth seed Jessica Pegula, her first top-10 win.^[10] As a result she moved into the top 50 in the rankings.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[11]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Singles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2021	Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland	WTA 250	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2023	Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland	WTA 250	Clay	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	5–7, 6–4, 4–6

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2023	Open Angers, France	Hard (i)	Chloé Paquet	3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2018	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Lesley Kerkhove	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Nov 2019	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Carole Monnet	2–6, 0–6
Win	1–2	Feb 2020	Open de l'Isère, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Eléonora Molinaro	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss	1–3	Feb 2021	ITF Poitiers, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Daria Snigur	3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	1–4	Apr 2021	Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal	60,000	Clay	Polona Hercog	w/o
Win	2–4	May 2021	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	60,000	Clay	Alexandra Dulgheru	6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Loss	2–5	Sep 2021	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	80,000	Clay	Anna Bondár	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–5	Oct 2021	ITF Cherbourg, France	25,000+H	Hard (i)	Émeline Dartron	6–4, 6–2
Win	4–5	Jul 2023	Open de Montpellier, France	60,000	Clay	Astra Sharma	6–3, 7–5

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2018	Australian Open	Hard	Liang En-shuo	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2018	US Open	Hard	Wang Xiyu	6–7(4–7), 2–6

Record against top 10 players

• She has a 1–4 (20%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Result	W–L	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Rank	H2H
2021
Loss	0–1	Elina Svitolina	No. 6	Chicago Open, U.S.	Hard	1R	7–5, 1–6, 0–2 ret.	No. 91
2022
Loss	0–2	Garbiñe Muguruza	No. 3	Australian Open	Hard	1R	3–6, 4–6	No. 77
Loss	0–3	Maria Sakkari	No. 3	French Open	Clay	1R	2–6, 3–6	No. 94
Loss	0–4	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 6	US Open	Hard	3R	0–6, 2–6	No. 131
2024
Win	1–4	Jessica Pegula	No. 5	Australian Open	Hard	2R	6–4, 6–2	No. 51

• Clara Burel at the Women's Tennis Association
• Clara Burel at the International Tennis Federation
• Clara Burel at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)

Awards
Preceded by Whitney Osuigwe	ITF Junior World Champion 2018	Succeeded by Diane Parry